Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Mountain Waxcap

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hygrocybe
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.